21 Jump Street Adds a Franco Brother

04.11.11 by Ryan

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Since Columbia Pictures confirmed that Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill were the leads in the studio's upcoming remake of 21 Jump Street, one question that remained unanswered was, would Tatum and Hill play undercover cops that head into high schools to find drug dealers like the original Fox TV show? The latest casting addition answers that question.

The 21-year-old Brie Larson (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), who was cast last month in the female lead role of Molly, will have a much easier time looking high school aged than his co-stars. Luckily the remake, conceived by Hill and written by Scott Pilgrim screenwriter Michael Bacall, is being shot as a comedy, meaning that Tatum and Hill's age won't matter and could even be used as a joke.

The Fox TV show ran from 1987-1991 and helped launch the career of Johnny Depp. According to the report, a day in the movie's shooting schedule is being reserved for a Depp cameo, should he be able to come in and shoot one. Depp told EW last February that he was "hoping they'll let me do a cameo" in the movie.